During the 2011/12 financial year, the creation of decent jobs was one of the main focus areas of Government as was emphasised by His Excellency President Jacob Zuma in his 2011 State of the Nation Address in Parliament; and also in the country's New Growth Path (NGP) in which the agricultural value chain is one of the job drivers. This is linked to Outcome 4 of Government's priority outcomes and it is therefore expected that the Department's performance during the 2011/12 financial year will show progress towards the achievement of this outcome.